NASA Talent Exchange Program Act

This bill would let the head of NASA arrange temporary job swaps, sending NASA employees to work at private companies and bringing private company employees to work at NASA, with the agreement of the company and the employee. Assignments would last from 90 days to 2 years, with possible renewals up to 4 years total. NASA employees returning from an assignment would have to serve in government for twice as long as they were away, and employees who break the agreement could have to repay the costs. Private sector employees at NASA would keep their company pay, could not access their company's competitors' nonpublic commercial information, and could not do inherently governmental work. NASA would have to report yearly to Congress on the program and issue rules within 30 days.

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Sponsors

• Andy Kim Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors